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CONTENTS

  1. FY6/2024 Q3 Financial Results Outline
  2. Topics
  3. Forecast & Shareholder Returns
  4. Company Overview
  5. Appendix

3

1 FY6/2024 Q3 Financial Results Outline

Executive Summary

4

Summary

  • Q1-Q3revenue was 19.34 billion yen (down 2% YoY) and operating profit totaled 1.69 billion yen (down 22% YoY).
  • After bottoming out in Q1, recovery continued in Q2 and Q3, and progress is in line with the full-year forecast.

Summary

2

  • Digital Marketing: Revenue was up 13% due to recovery in media/promotion order unit prices.
  • Research (Data Marketing/Insight): Revenue declined 9% in total mainly due to a lull in overseas demand, despite strong performance in Japan.

Summary

3

  • Full-yearplan fiscal year ending in June 2024: Revenue of 26 billion yen, operating profit of 1.9 billion yen (no change)
  • Q4 (April to June) outlook is favorable: Digital Marketing and research in Japan remain strong, with revenues also increasing for overseas research.

Financial Results Outline for Q1-3

5

Growth in Digital Marketing led to a turnaround in consolidated revenue

growth in Q3 (Jan.-Mar.),

Data Marketing bottomed out in Q2 and is on a recovery track.

FY2024/6

Q1

YoY

Q2

YoY

Q3

YoY

YoY

Growth

Growth

Growth

Q1-Q3

Growth

(JPY 100 Million)

(Jul.-Sep.)

(Oct.-Dec.)

(Jan.-Mar.)

Rate

Rate

Rate

Rate

Revenue

56.3

8%

68.9

0.2%

68.3

+3%

193.4

2%

Digital Marketing

22.0

2%

29.1

23%

26.1

16%

77.2

13%

Business

Data Marketing

19.6

15%

20.7

25%

24.9

12%

65.2

17%

Business

Insight Business

14.7

6%

19.1

7%

17.2

+10%

51.0

+4%

Gross Profit

20.2

22%

29.2

3%

28.2

1%

77.6

6%

(Gross Profit Margin)

(35.9%)

(6.5pt)

(42.4%)

(+1.1pt)

(41.3%)

(1.7pt)

(40.1%)

(2.1pt)

20.6

+2%

60.7

1%

SG&A

20.4

2%

19.7

3%

Operating Profit

0.2

9.5

16%

7.6

10%

16.9

22%

(Operating Profit

(-)

(-)

(13.8%)

(+1.9pt)

(11.1%)

(1.6pt)

(8.7%)

(2.3pt)

Margin)

Factors Behind Fluctuations in Operating Profit (YoY)

6

Decrease in gross profit due to lower revenue in Data Marketing was the main cause of

the fall in operating profit.

Despite new consolidations, SG&A was controlled to be similar to the previous fiscal year.

Operating profit: Down 4.8 / Down 22%

Operating

Data

Marketing

Profit

21.7

4.5

Insight

Digital

SG&A,

Operating

Marketing

Group-wide

Profit

0.3

0.5

+0.5

16.9

Decrease in gross

Gross profit

Gross profit

SG&A almost on par

profit due to lower sales

almost on par

almost on par

with the previous

with the previous

with the previous

fiscal year

fiscal year

fiscal year

Change in gross profit

Change in SG&A

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

FY2023/6

FY2024/6

Digital Marketing Business

Q1-Q3 revenue up 13%, segment profit up 26%

Full-scale recovery in media/promotion, IT solutions contributed with

improved profit.

7

Highlights

  • Media and promotion revenue increased 23% in Q1-Q3. This was supported by a recovery in unit prices and the newly consolidated subsidiary Tokyo Gets.

YoY change in media/promotion unit prices FY2023/6: Q1 -10% Q2 -24% Q3 -22% Q4 -2% FY2024/6: Q1 +7% Q2 +54% Q3 +33%

  • IT solutions contributed to increased segment profit with improvement in SG&A ratio (-2.6 points).
  • Segment profit increased 26%. Segment profitability of 10% was secured in Q3 as in Q2.

(JPY 100 Million)

95

100

Revenue

77.8

77.2

75

YoY

80

68.5

13%

52.7

54.5

60

44.4

55

Media

and

promotion

40

35

Segment

profit

20

25.1

7.7

24.1

22.7

15

4.5

5.6

YoY

IT solutions

+26%

0

-5

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

FY2022/6

FY2023/6

FY2024/6

Data Marketing Business

8

Q1-Q3revenue declined 17% and segment profit declined 23%

Although demand in Japan was strong, overseas demand has run its course.

(JPY 100 Million)

Highlights

Revenue in Japan increased 4%. Demand for

90

80

Revenue

78.9

online research remained strong.

70

65.5

65.2

YoY

17%

Lowlights

  • Overseas revenue declined 50%. Overseas, in the mainstay North American market, demand ran its course backed by the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exchange rate impact

  • The effect of the weak yen*1 boosted revenue by 110 million yen but had minimal impact on profit.

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Segment

profit

22.423.2

-19% when

excluding exchange rate

17.8

YoY

23%

-23% when

excluding exchange rate

*1 Compared to the actual exchange rate in Q3 of the fiscal year ended in June 2023

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

FY2022/6

FY2023/6

FY2024/6

Insight Business

9

Q1-Q3 revenue rose 4% and segment profit declined 15%

Although revenue increased in both Japan and overseas, profit decreased

due to a drop in the gross margin.

(JPY 100 Million)

Highlights

  • Revenue in Japan increased 2% in total, while overseas revenue increased 8%. Strong performance continued in Indonesia.

Lowlights

  • Segment gross profit margin declined by 1.9 points due to higher cost ratio in some areas (domestic medical field, overseas Singapore).

Exchange rate impact

  • The effect of the weak yen*1 boosted revenue by 100 million yen but had minimal impact on profit.

*1 Compared to the actual exchange rate in Q3 of the fiscal year ended in June 2023

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Revenue

49.2

51.0

YoY

47.5

4%

+2% when

excluding exchange rate

Segment

profit

9.7

8.5

7.3

YoY

15%

-14% when

excluding

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

Q1-Q3

exchange rate

FY2022/6

FY2023/6

FY2024/6

(Reference) Trends in Revenue for Overseas Subsidiaries

10

Total overseas revenue fell 34% mainly because demand ran its course.

Emerging markets continued to grow.

Highlights

  • In Indonesia, orders were received from government affiliated energy, automotive, and consumer goods industries regardless of industry, and performance was strong.
  • In India, we absorbed demand for surveys from consulting and research firms and performed well.

Lowlights

(JPY 100 Million)

42.4

Revenue

31.1

27.9

YoY

34%

-39% when excluding exchange rate

  • Demand in North America ran its course, and revenue decreased 34% overall.

Exchange rate impact

  • The effect of the weak yen*1 boosted revenue by 210 million yen (overseas total).

*1 Compared to the actual exchange rate in Q3 of the fiscal year ended in June 2023

Q1-Q3Q1-Q3

FY2022/6FY2023/6

Q1-Q3

FY2024/6

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